State Government

California Awards Millions In Grants Aimed At Stopping Tobacco Sales To Kids

June 12, 2018 | Steve Milne

Police departments in Stockton, Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova and Rocklin will be getting more money to crack down on the illegal sale of tobacco products to kids. They're among more than 70 entities throughout California getting state grant money.

State Government

Citizenship Question Would Appear On Census With No 'Dress Rehearsal'

March 28, 2018 | Ben Bradford

A state lawsuit argues including a question about citizenship will depress responses in immigrant communities, resulting in an undercount of its population, less federal funds and possibly decreased congressional representation.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Congressman McClintock Weighs In On Controversial Actions On Trade, Immigration, And Guns By Trump Administration

March 8, 2018 | Chris Remington

Congressman Tom McClintock discusses the sanctuary state lawsuit announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday, Trump's proposed steel and aluminum tariffs, and the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

State Government

Days After Pot Legalization, California Fights Federal Threat

January 5, 2018 | Sammy Caiola

California’s recreational weed growers are on edge after the federal government hinted at a crackdown on the state’s now-legal cannabis operations.

Health Care

California Pregnancy Center Law To Face First Amendment Fight in Supreme Court

November 14, 2017 | Sammy Caiola

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has vowed to stand up for the Reproductive Fact Act in federal court

Health Care

California Sues Trump Over Roll-Back Of Birth Control Rules

October 7, 2017

(AP) - California is suing the Trump administration for allowing more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women by claiming moral or religious objections.

State Government

California Sues To Stop Trump's Border Wall

September 20, 2017

The suit filed Wednesday argues that plans to begin construction in San Diego and Imperial counties could harm the state’s sensitive environmental resources.

Immigration

California To File Separate Suit On Immigration Protections

September 6, 2017

(AP) - California's attorney general says a separate lawsuit he plans to file over the Trump administration's plan to end protections for young immigrants will mirror the arguments made in a suit filed by 15 states and the District of Columbia.

Environment

California, New Mexico File Environmental Lawsuit

July 5, 2017

(AP) - The attorneys general of California and New Mexico are suing the Trump administration for delaying new rules to reduce methane leaks on federal lands.

Judge Blocks Calif.'s Ban On High-Capacity Magazines

June 29, 2017 | Ben Adler

A federal judge has temporarily blocked one of California’s new high-profile gun control laws.